The best choice for your child's school is most likely the local school

David Staples:

The grass isn't greener and the teachers aren't really keener at some other school.

If you are the parent of an elementary-age school kid, I'm going to offer you some unsolicited advice: the best school for your child is most likely your neighbourhood school.

Not the school across the city with the cool-sounding special program.

Not the school many blocks away where the provincial tests scores for Grade 3 and Grade 6 are higher than those in your own school.

No, the best choice is usually the community school, the one within walking distance, the school of your neighbours and their children, who will soon be your acquaintances and maybe even your very good friends, but only if your children attend that neighbourhood school.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at September 1, 2011 1:11 AM
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